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HOLY GHOSTS:
an Opera in Two Acts (2007) Op. 90
Libretto by Romulus Linney and Andrea Olmstead based on the
play by Romulus Linney
Vocal Score only |
2 hours |
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DAVID AND OLD IRONSIDES
(2007) Op. 89
narrator and orchestra 1-1-1-1, 2-1-1-0, Perc.,
Stgs.
Commissioned by the Boston Landmarks Orchestra |
25' |
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DARK ORANGE
CONCERTO, a Concerto for Viola and Winds (2005) Op.
77
Viola and Winds, 2 Ob; 1Cl. in Eb; 2 C.l in Bb,
Bass.Cl in Bb.; 2 Bssns;
3 F .Hns .in F; Double Bass
Commissioned by Bill Drury for the NEC Jordan Winds |
21' |
score $20
parts rental
CRP |
THE TRIUMPH OF LIGHTNESS,
a Concerto for Cello and Chamber Orchestra
(2004) Op.70
Cello
and Orchestra, 2-2-2-2, 2-1-0-0, 1 perc., hp, strings
Commissioned by Fay Chandler |
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SPIRITUALS,
a Chamber Symphony for Ten Players (2004) Op.68
Small Orchestra 1-1-1-1; 1,0,0,0; 1,1,1,1,1
Commissioned by Max Lifchitz for the 25th anniversary of North
South Consonance |
20' |
score $20.00
parts rental
CRP |
HANSEL
AND GRETEL, a Fable for Narrator and Orchestra (2001) Op.59
Narrator and Orchestra, 2-2-2-2; 4-2-3-1;
2 perc, hp; str
Commissioned by Mark Churchill for
the New England Conservatory
Preparatory School, CD Recording by
NEC's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra,
Benjamin Zander, conductor and narrator |
25' |
score
$30.00
parts rental
CRP |
SONGS
OF INNOCENCE AND EXPERIENCE (2000) Op.55
children chorus and orchestra, 2-2-2-2,
1-1-0-0, 1 perc, harp, 8-8-4-4-2
Commissioned by The New England Conservatory
Preparatory School and
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project
(BMOP)
Published by Ione Press, a division
of ECS Publishing,
Albany Records CD (Troy741) |
24' |
parts and
score rental, Ione Press, ECS
vocal scores
ECS |
HARMONY IN BLUE AND SILVER (1999)
Op.52
2-2-2-2-; 2-1-0-0; 3 perc, celesta,
piano, hp; strings |
15' |
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SHORT SYMPHONY FOR BAND (1999)
Op.47
Commissioned by Jordan Winds
Published by Ione Press, a division
of ECS Publishing, Recorded by the
Jordan Winds,William Drury-conductor
North/South Recordings (N/S R 1031)
|
12' |
parts and score rental, Ione Press, ECS |
THE SENTIMENTAL MUSE
Op.45
Concerto for Bassoon (1997)
2-2-2-2; 1-1-0-0; 1 perc, hp; str
Commissioned by Kathryn Sleeper
Piano reduction published by Bassoon
Heritage Editions, Recorded by the
Moravian Philharmonic, Joel Suben-conductor,
Kathyrn Sleeper-bassoon
North/South Recordings (N/S R 1031)
|
17' |
score
$20.00
parts rental
CRP |
SONG
AND DANCE (1997) Op.44
1-1-1-1; 1-1-1-0; solo str: 2-1-1-1
Commissioned by Currents Ensemble
Recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic, Joel Suben-conductor
North/South Recordings (N/S R 1031)
|
20' |
score
$20.00
parts rental
CRP |
IDUMEA
SYMPHONY (1996) Op.40
Symphony No. 2 (1996)
2-2-2-2; 4-2-2-0; 2 perc, hp; str
Commissioned by Jed Gaylin for the
Hopkins Symphony Orchestra
Recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic, Joel Suben-conductor
North/South Recordings (N/S R 1031) |
20' |
score
$25.00
parts rental
CRP |
WHAT GOES AROUND
COMES AROUND(1996) Op.40A
(the fourth movement of the Idumea Symphony)
2-2-2-2; 4-2-2-0; 2 perc, hp; str |
5' 30" |
parts rental
CRP |
PIANO
CONCERTO (1989) Op.33
1-1-1-1; 1-1-1-0; solo str: 2-1-1-1
Commissioned by Gerard Schwarz
Recorded by the Ruse Philharmonic, Tsanko Delibosov-conductor,
Larry Bell-piano
Vienna Modern Masters CD
(VMM #3037) |
25' |
score $25.00
parts rental
CRP |
SACRED
SYMPHONIES (1985) Op.23
1-1-1-1; 1-1-0-0; 2 perc, pf, hp; str
Commissioned by Verio Piroddi
Recorded by the Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra
Szymon Kawalla-condutor
Vienna Modern Masters CD
(VMM #3016) |
25' |
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THE IDEA OF ORDER AT KEY WEST (1981)
Op.13
A Double Concerto for Soprano and Violin
4 perc, pf-cel, hp; large string orchestra
Text: Wallace Stevens |
21' |
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CONTINUUM (1971)
Op.3 picc-1-1-E.hn-1-b.cl-1-cbsn;
1-2-1-1; 2 perc, hp, pf; str
|
8' |
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NOVELETTE (1970)
Op.1 arranged for string orchestra
|
5' |
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UNCHANGING LOVE (2007)
Op. 88
Prelude, Offertory, and Postlude
Brass Quintet and Organ
Commissioned by The Memorial Church at Harvard University in
celebration of its 75th anniversary year 1932-2007. |
15' |
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SERENADE for guitar trio
Op. 84 (2006)
Commissioned by the Rivers School for its 29th annual Seminar
on Contemporary Music
for the Young. |
12' |
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POEMS for Trumpet
and Piano (2006) Op. 85 a transcription of "Dream
Within a Dream" Op. 79
Written for Colby
and Carson Cooman |
15' |
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ENCORE No. 1
"Canon" Op. 78 no. 1 (2006)
Double Cello Quartet
Written for the Tarab Cello Ensemble |
2' |
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ENCORE No. 2
"Lament" Op. 78 no. 2 (2006)
Double Cello Quartet
Written for the Tarab Cello Ensemble |
1.5' |
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POP SET (2005)
Op. 74
double bass and piano
Commissioned by Allan von Schenkel |
14' |
score $10.00
part $5.00 |
String Quartet
No. 3, "Homage to Beethoven" (2004) Op.
71
String Quartet
Commissioned by Fay Chandler for the Borromeo String Quartet |
33' |
score $30.00
parts $10.00
each |
TARAB (2003) Op.
66 Double Cello Quartet
Commissioned by Florent Renard-Payen
for the Tarab Cello Ensemble |
15' |
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JUST
AS I AM (2002) Op. 62
violin and piano
Recorded by Ayano Ninomiya-violin and Larry Bell-piano
North/South Recordings (N/S R 1033) |
11' |
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FOUR LYRICS for Trumpet and Piano (2001) Op.60
trumpet, piano
Commissioned by Fay Chandler |
10' |
$7.50 piano
score
$5.00 part |
HARMONIUM, Eight Poems for Brass Quintet (1997)
after Wallace Stevens (1998)
Op.48 2 trumpets, french horn,
trombone, tuba |
15' |
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MAHLER
IN BLUE LIGHT (1996) Op.43
alto sax, cello, pf. Also arr. for
cl, cello, pf
Commissioned by World-Wide Concurrent
Premieres
Recorded by Russell Peterson-saxophone
Barkingdog Recordings CD (BDR 2181) |
22' |
$25.00
score
sax and cello parts
$5.00 each |
FOUR
PIECES IN FAMILIAR STYLE (1995)
Op.41
two violins
Commissioned by New England Conservatory
Preparatory School
Recorded by Ayano Ninomiya (both violin parts)
North/South Recordings (N/S R 1033)
|
8' |
$10.00
for two separate parts
@$5.00 for each
part |
QUINTESSENCE (1993)
Op.39 woodwind quintet
Commissioned by Dr. Martin Frank
|
10' |
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WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND (1992)
Op.38 flute, oboe, clarinet,
viola, cello, piano Commissioned
by the Bennington College Chamber
Music Festival |
6' |
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PIANO QUARTET (1991)
Op.36 piano; strings: 1-1-1-0
Commissioned by The Boston Conservatory
|
20' |
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CONCERTO FOR OBOE AND FIVE
Op.32
INSTRUMENTS (1988) oboe; piano;
strings: 1-1-1-1 Commissioned by
Speculum Musicae |
16' |
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THE BOOK
OF MOONLIGHT (1987) Op.31
violin and piano
Commissioned by Peter Ciaschini
Recorded by Ayano Ninomiya-violin and Larry Bell-piano
North/South Recordings (N/S R 1033)
|
20' |
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RIVER
OF PONDS (1986) Op.25
cello and piano
Commissioned by Joel Krosnick
Recorded by Eric Bartlett-cello and Larry Bell-piano
North/South Recordings CD (N/S #1018) |
27' |
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SLEEP
SONG, a children's piece (1984)
Op.18
violin and piano
Commissioned by Verio Piroddi
Recorded by Ayano Ninomiya-violin and Larry Bell-piano
North/South Recordings (N/S R 1033)
|
2' |
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FANTASIA
ON AN IMAGINARY HYMN (1983)
Op.17
cello and viola
Commissioned by Joel Krosnick
Recorded by Eric Bartlett-cello and Sarah Clarke-viola
North/South Recordings CD (N/S #1018)
|
15' |
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| STRING QUARTET NO. 2 (1982)
Op.16 |
15' |
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ECLOGUE (1973) Op.5
AATB saxophone quartet |
10' |
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| STRING QUARTET NO. 1 (1973)
Op.6 |
10' |
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MIRAGE (1972) Op.4
flute and piano |
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NOVELETTE (1971)
Op.1 string quartet |
4' |
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DAVID AND OLD
IRONSIDES (2007) Op. 89
narrator and orchestra 1-1-1-1, 2-1-1-0, Perc., Stgs.
Commissioned by the Boston Landmarks Orchestra |
25' |
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CAPRICE No.
7, Echo and Narcissus (2005) Op.
75
vibraphone/narrator
Commissioned by Nick Tolle and the 2006 vibraphone consortium |
8' |
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HANSEL AND GRETEL,
a Fable for Narrator and Orchestra (2001) Op.59
Narrator and Orchestra, 2-2-2-2; 4-2-3-1;
2 perc, hp; str
Commissioned by Mark Churchill for
the New England Conservatory
Preparatory School, CD Recording by
NEC's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra,
Benjamin Zander, conductor and narrator |
25' |
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LATE
NIGHT THOUGHTS ON LISTENING TO
MAHLER'S NINTH SYMPHONY (1991)
Op.35
violin/narrator and piano
Text: Lewis Thomas
Commissioned by Joanna Jenner
Recorded by Ayano Ninomiya-violin, Steve McConnell-narrator,
Larry Bell-piano
North/South Recordings (N/S R 1033)
|
17' |
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THE BLACK
CAT (1987) Op.28
narrator, cello, and piano
Text: Edgar Allan Poe
Commissioned by Eric Bartlett
Recorded by Eric Bartlett-cello, Robert J. Lurtsema- narrator
and Larry Bell-piano
North/South Recordings CD (N/S #1018)
|
21' |
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| DUET from HOLY GHOSTS (2007) Op. 93 for tenor and
mezzo-soprano |
10' |
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| EXALTATIONS OF SNOWY STARS (2007) Op. 92 a song cycle
for mezzo-soprano and piano based on poems Elizabeth Kirshner |
15' |
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| UNCHANGING LOVE (2006) Op. 87 a hymn based on a text by Romulus
Linney (SATB choir) |
2' |
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| AUTUMNAL RAPTURES (2007) Op. 86 a song cycle for Tenor and Harp
based on poems by Elizabeth Kirshner |
|
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CABARET (2006) Op.
81
Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Baritone and piano |
45' |
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DREAM WITHIN
A DREAM (2006) Op. 79
voice and piano
1. Miracles 2. A Cradle Song 3. A Dream Within a Dream 4.There
came a wind like
a bugle 5.Dover Beach
Five songs based on texts by Whitman, Blake, Poe,
Dickinson, and Arnold |
15' |
$12.00 |
SONGS
OF TIME AND ETERNITY (2002) Op.
64
sorpano and piano
1. Will there really be a morning? 2. Going to Heaven! 3. To
know just how He suffered
4. It make no difference abroad 5. Heart, we will forget him!
Text: Emily Dickinson
Recorded by D'Anna Fortunato and Larry Bell
Albany Records (Troy741) |
12' |
$10.00 |
FOUR SHAKESPEARE SONNETS (2001) Op.58
tenor or soprano and piano |
10' |
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TEN POEMS
OF WILLIAM BLAKE (based on Blake's Songs of Innocence and
Experience) (2000) Op.53
soprano and piano
Published by Ione Press, a division
of ECS Publishing
Recorded by NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and Children's
Chorus
Benjamin Zander-conductor and Jean Meltaus-director |
24' |
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THE IMMORTAL
BELOVED (based on letters by Ludwig van Beethoven) (1999)
Op.50
mezzo-soprano and piano
Commissioned by Judy May
Recorded by D'Anna Fortunato and Larry Bell
Albany Records (Troy741) |
15' |
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TWO HAIKU (based on texts by Santoka and Issa) (1999)
Op.49
For Soprano, Flute, Clarinet in Bb, Violin, 'Cello, and Piano
Commissioned by Fred Cohen for the "CURRENTS"
Ensemble |
3' |
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A CRY AGAINST THE TWILIGHT (1996)
Op.42 Five solo voices SSATB
Text: Wallace Stevens
Commissioned by Modus Novus |
15' |
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FOUR
SACRED SONGS (1984) Op.20
soprano and piano
Text: old hymn tunes
Recorded
by D'Anna Fortunato and Larry Bell
Albany
Records (Troy741) |
16' |
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INCIDENT (1984)
Op.19 baritone and piano
Text: Countee Cullen |
3' |
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PROLOGUE and THE END OF THE WORLD (1982)
Op.14 SATB chorus
Text: Archibald MacLeish Commissioned
by the Juilliard Pre-College Division |
7' |
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REALITY IS AN ACTIVITY OF THE MOST AUGUST IMAGINATION
(1976) Op.8
mezzo-soprano and piano Text: Wallace
Stevens |
5' |
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DOMINATION OF BLACK (1971)
Op.2 five solo voices SSATB
Text: Wallace Stevens |
3' |
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REMBERING
AL: IDUMEA VARIATIONS (2007) Op. 91
Piano Solo |
3.5' |
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ADAGIO FOR
PIANO (1947) by Roger Sessions
written
in Berkeley, CA for Monoe Deutsch |
2.5' |
$5.00 |
PIANO SONATA
NO. 3 (2006) Op. 83 (Remembering György
Ligeti)
Piano solo |
12' |
$10.00 |
HARMONY
OF THE SPHERES (2006) Op. 82
Piano solo |
25' |
$15.00 |
ELEGY
(2005) Op. 72
Piano solo
Written in memory of Dr. William A.Silverman and Dr. Edwin G.Olmstead
Recorded by the composer
Albany Records (Troy 828) |
7' |
$7.50 |
FOUR
CHORALE PRELUDES (2003) Op.
67
Recorded by the composer
Albany Records (Troy 828) |
25' |
$15.00 |
| SUITE FROM HANSEL AND GRETEL (2003)
Op. 65 |
12' |
$10.00 |
PIANO
SONTAT NO. 2 "TÂLA" (2002) Op.
61
Recorded
by the composer
Albany Records (Troy 828)
|
10' |
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REMINISCENCES
AND REFLECTIONS Op.46
twelve preludes and fugues (1998)
[may be played individually]
Recorded by Jonathan Bass
North/South Recordings (N/S R 1032)
|
60' |
$20.00 |
BLUES THEME WITH VARIATIONS (1992)
Op.37
two pianos |
7' |
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PIANO
SONATA (1990) Op.34
Recorded by the composer
North/South Recordings CD (N/S #1007)
|
15' |
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| PARABLE OF THE PARABOLA (1988)
Op.30 |
5' |
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THE EVANGELICAL (1986)
Op.26 two pianos |
5' |
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| FIRST TANGO IN LONDON (1985)
Op.22 |
1' |
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| REVIVALS (1984)
Op.21 |
25' |
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| MINIATURE DIVERSIONS (1983)
Op.15 |
6' |
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| VARIATIONS (1974)
Op.7 |
12' |
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DARK
ORANGE PARTITA for solo viola (2005) Op. 76
viola |
14' |
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CAPRICE No.
7, Echo and Narcissus (2005) Op.
75
vibraphone/narrator
Commissioned by Nick Tolle and the 2006 Vibraphone Consortium |
8' |
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LITURGICAL
SUITE (2004) Op. 69
organ
Commissioned by Richard Bunbury and Carson Cooman |
20' |
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CAPRICE No.
6 (2005) Op.73
clarinet |
6' |
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CAPRICE No.5 (2001) Op.57
alto saxophone |
4' |
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CAPRICE No.4 (2001) Op.56
marimba |
5' |
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CAPRICE No.3 (2000) Op.54
alto recorder |
3' |
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CAPRICE No.2 (1999)
Op.51 flute |
4' |
$5.00 |
IN
MEMORY OF ROGER SESSIONS (1987)
Op.29
violin
Recorded by Ayano Ninomiya
North/South Recordings (N/S R 1033) |
7' |
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A SACRED HARP (1986)
Op.27 harp
Commissioned by Ellen Ritscher |
12' |
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CELESTIAL
REFRAIN (1985) Op.24
guitar
Commissioned by Russell Southcott
and Steven Walter
Recorded by John Muratore
Pont Neuf Recordings (PN00173) |
14' |
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CAPRICE
(1978) Op.12
cello
Commissioned by Scot Williams
Recorded by Eric Bartlett
North/South Recordings CD (N/S #1018)
|
8' |
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music is published by Casa Rustica Publications (CRP), Ione
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